BDC Capital’s Climate Tech Fund

Summit Nanotech Corporation is a Calgary-based cleantech company developing direct lithium extraction technology for lithium producers, with modular systems designed for scalable deployment and a focus on sustainable, water-efficient operations. Founded in 2018, it collaborates with mining companies and lithium asset owners in Chile and Argentina to reduce environmental impact and lower costs compared with traditional methods.

Cyclic Materials provides recycling services that recover rare earth elements to reduce the need for new mining and accelerate the transition to electric mobility and clean energy. The company focuses on reclaiming rare earth magnets from automotive and renewable energy sectors, enabling customers to supply wind turbines, electric vehicles, and electronics while cutting emissions and strengthening local supply. Through its platform, it pursues a circular supply chain by recovering critical metals from discarded and landfill-bound products, helping industries lower environmental impact and increasing the resilience of the material supply.

Founded in 2021, Ayrton Energy specializes in developing hydrogen storage technology. Its innovative solution involves storing hydrogen in liquid form, facilitating safe and efficient transportation through existing infrastructures. This technology aims to provide energy security by enabling the use of hydrogen as a fuel for power generation.

AlterBiota is a green materials company focused on cost-effective concrete decarbonization. It manufactures bio-graphene oxide additives designed to increase the strength of concrete while reducing its environmental footprint. The core product is a hydrous bio-graphene oxide admixture that forms stable, pumpable dispersions of activated bio-graphene, tailored to optimize concrete mix designs. The company aims to deliver performance, batch consistency, and adaptability for construction projects, supporting durable, lower-emission concrete without compromising workability.

Deep Sky develops carbon dioxide removal infrastructure and technologies to capture and store CO2 using renewable energy at scale. It provides renewable-energy powered capture and storage services that enable compliance, voluntary, and government procurement markets to monetize premium carbon dioxide removal credits while ensuring safe, long-term storage of the gas. By combining scalable capture with storage and environmental resources, Deep Sky supports efforts to reduce the carbon footprint and accelerate market adoption of CDR solutions.

Green Graphite Technologies develops a cleaner process to purify graphite for electric vehicles and commercializes environmentally beneficial methods to convert natural flake graphite into high-purity graphite for lithium-ion batteries. The company offers patented, modular, low-emission graphite processing technology for natural and recycled graphite, enabling electric vehicle manufacturers and battery producers to access battery-grade graphite with reduced environmental impact.

Carbon Upcycling is a carbon technology company focused on decarbonizing hard-to-abate industries through its patented technology. This innovation allows for the permanent storage of carbon dioxide in industrial byproducts and minerals, effectively transforming them into high-performance alternative materials for cement and concrete. By doing so, Carbon Upcycling aims to significantly reduce the carbon footprint of industrial processes while diverting materials from landfills, thereby supporting a circular economy. The company has garnered international recognition for its advancements, being awarded the Carbon XPrize’s X-Factor, named NRMCA’s 2023 Innovative Company, and included in Cleantech Group’s Global Cleantech 100 and Foresight 50’s Canada’s Most Investable Cleantech Ventures.

Graphite Innovation & Technologies develops sustainable marine coatings for ships by applying nanotechnology to create durable, environmentally friendly paints that reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The company’s marine coating systems are designed to be hydrophobic and hard, discouraging marine growth and minimizing hull drag as vessels pass through water. Its solutions aim to deliver peak vessel efficiency while avoiding harmful leaching substances common in traditional coatings. In addition to coatings for seafaring vessels, the company explores advanced engineered materials based on graphene and related nanomaterials to lower production costs and enable customized performances aligned with customers’ sustainability objectives. With existing ocean-going ships utilizing its technology, Graphite Innovation & Technologies seeks to ramp production worldwide and position itself as a disruptor in the marine coatings market by combining high-performance materials with environmentally responsible formulations.

Summit Nanotech Corporation is a Calgary-based cleantech company developing direct lithium extraction technology for lithium producers, with modular systems designed for scalable deployment and a focus on sustainable, water-efficient operations. Founded in 2018, it collaborates with mining companies and lithium asset owners in Chile and Argentina to reduce environmental impact and lower costs compared with traditional methods.

Carbicrete offers innovative technology for producing cement-free, carbon-negative concrete. It licenses this technology to precast concrete manufacturers, enabling them to create sustainable building solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Genecis is an early-stage organic waste processing startup that uses biotechnology to convert waste into biodegradable plastics and other high-value materials. It converts organic waste into PHA (Polyhydroxyalkanoate), a biodegradable, compostable, and non-toxic polymer that can be tuned to replace a wide variety of traditional plastics. PHA can be used for single-use plastics, clothing and textiles, automotive interiors, medical tools and products, and food contact applications.

Freshr Technologies produces compostable active packaging materials derived from natural resources. These materials extend the shelf life of fresh foods, initially focusing on preserving fresh fish by maintaining its water content and targeting bacteria, thereby reducing waste in fish processing.

Exterra is a technology company focused on developing solutions for durable CO2 storage using mineral waste. Its proprietary technologies enable the production of low-carbon oxides and critical minerals from ores and mine tailings, integrating into mineral processing operations to reduce costs and facilitate decarbonization.